My Groucho moment

Stranger things have happened

don’t be a stranger
said the stranger
to the stranger…

It’s in the air (shit smells)

in the bathroom
an unpleasant smell
lingers on
a scent from hell

a reminder
that we can’t ignore
open the window
and it’s there no more

Football

people
who call football
soccer
should watch football

Not every

not every path
has to be paved
not every life
needs to be saved
not every child
well behaved
not every face cleanly shaved
not every tombstone engraved
not every meal microwaved
not every loony crazed
not every poem praised

well…apart from this one…

Old white cat

as clouds gather round
ready to shed their tears
an old white cat
suddenly appears

living on borrowed time
he risks one more climb
stalking on a fence
with marginal suspense

Photo by yours truly

Right to bare arms

I don’t
own a gun
but I have the right
to bare arms

My Groucho moment

Yours truely

yours truly
can be a bit unruly
thought provoking
till you’re choking
gasping for air
but I don’t care
my truth lies here
fair and square…

I admire satire

I admire satire
but I prefer wit
just a bit

My Groucho moment

Tenacious tomatoes

Just chill

A toilet door handle

touched
by germs
urine
and fragments
of sperms
it confirms
it’s handled
by hands
that have been places
leaving traces
of whatnots
and whoknows
perhaps gross
live bacteria
on your hand
before you dine
in the cafeteria

I don’t know much

I don’t know much
about much
but I know a bit
about something

In the right direction

it’s best
to travel north
if things
start going south

Silent Sunday

My Groucho moment

We are programmed

subconsciously
inevitably
forcefully
undeniably
regrettably
we are programmed
from birth
weighed down by DNA
we have no say
to my dismay

April Fewl

April Fewl
was a prankster
who enjoyed
pulling legs
thinking it was cool
but came up short
when she met
her amputated man
who left her clueless
what to do
when he said:
You should’ve worn
your spectacles
before I married you…

My Groucho moment

Statistics don’t lie

My Groucho moment

Too hot

you’re too hot
for me
said the pan
to the kettle

go blow off steam
and whistle
when you are ready
to settle

The cat and an empty trolley

in the quiet
of a humid night
a trolley stands
abandoned
and empty
a chariot of solitude
whilst a cat
with silent paws
on a damp surface
surveys the scene
his whiskers twitch
thinking:
“I’m hungry still;
life is a bitch…”

photo ~ Miran Rahim

Fix Felix

My Groucho moment

War

war
should not be fought
but if it must be fought
it should only be amongst adults
where the innocent
the children
and animals
can’t get hurt
on neutral ground
without weapons
and in equal numbers

that is my philosophy
but I don’t wanna start a war

My Groucho moment

Between birth and death

📺

I abhor

I abhor
all the things
I was taught before
except for the “how to…”
the rest
was the most part
of a bigger bore

Thy endless blabbery

I’d rather put up
with thy endless blabbery
than spend a single moment
without thee

Have a heart

My Groucho moment